The Illinois State Rifle Association on Thursday denounced gun control legislation approved by a state House committee and proposed that the state's crime-ridden neighborhoods face tax hikes in order to fund gun violence trauma centers.

"After imposition of our proposal, I'm quite sure that homeowners and businesspeople in high-tax areas would be highly motivated to reign in their fellow residents responsible for violent crime," Pearson said. "Our tax plan would promote communities coming together for a common cause -- and that's a good thing."